Australia’s Julian Wilson and his fellow countryperson Matt Wilkinson advanced to the third round at the 2012 Hurley Pro, sixth of ten stops on the 2012 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Championship Tour, after claiming top honours in their respective Round 2 heats that went down at Lower Trestles in California, America, on Monday, […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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PPP chooses wisely as Judiciary also realizes sanctity of Presidential Office There is one thing that no one will be able to deny and that is the ruling Pakistan People’s Party has never gone against the judiciary and not made history by taking things personally against the judiciary, which had at one point seemed […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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In order to convey sentiments of the people of Pakistan to the international community over dastardly act of production of blasphemous movie, the government has decided to observe September 21 as ‘Ishq-e-Rasool (PBUH)’ day. The government announced public holiday on Friday to express reverence for Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and register the government’s protest against the recently released […]
Simon Gerrans admired Philippe Gilbert’s performance at the UCI Road World Championships 2012 Team Australia planned to have Simon Gerrans at the UCI Road World Championships but had to face the disappointment after Gerrans failed to perform on the day. The cyclist could not get his guts together during the Elite Men Road Race and […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Hollywood’s superstar Brad Pitt has not been able to romance Indian beauty Ashwarya Rai Bachchan as of yet but he has said he wouldn’t miss any opportunity of shaking a leg with her in a Bollywood film. The 48-year-old, who has been described as one of the world’s most attractive men, is impressed with the […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Expressing annoyance over the situation, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected the joint response submitted by Interior Secretary, Defense Secretary and Chief Secretary Balochistan in the law and order situation and violation of human rights in the province. The three top officials including Interior Secretary K. M. Siddiq Akbar, Defense Secretary Lt. Gen. (Retd) […]
Marieke Guehrer and Grant Irvine occupy gold medals – EnergyAustralia SC Championships Marieke Guehrer and Grant Irvine occupied gold medals of Women’s 50m freestyle and Men’s 200m butterfly respectively at the 2012 EnergyAustralia Short Course Championships. Her scintillating effort stayed just an inch ahead of her subsequent rival as she tapped the wall for gold […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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The Karachi-based outfit scored three past the hapless visitors, with Muhammad Riaz, Essa Khan and Mohammad Moosa. “Muslim FC got chances due to mistakes from our defenders and even our goalkeeper was beaten, but luckily for us the opponents did not score. The rivals were playing away for the first time and were very excited […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Yahoo, Inc. announced that it will pay back 85 percent of the proceeds from $7.6 billion sale of half its stake in China’s Alibaba Group. The company released the statement on Tuesday after finalizing the deal. A few months ago the company said that it might pay back all of the proceeds but tracked back […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 is the closest thing that we’ve got this generation to a wagon version of the C350 sport sedan with which it shares its platform and 3.5-liter, V-6 engine. “But wait,” you’re probably saying as you look at the photos above, “isn’t that a big SUV?” I can understand your confusion; conventional […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Torque exits the engine via a single-option seven-speed automatic transmission before heading to the wheels. Just which wheels provide motivational duties depends on which drivetrain option box you checked at the dealership. The standard configuration sends power through the rear wheels, but a $2,000 4Matic all-wheel-drive package splits power between the front and rear wheels. […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Fuel economy for our 4Matic-equipped model is estimated at 19 city mpg, 24 highway mpg, and 21 mpg combined. Skip the all-wheel drive in favor of a rear-driven model and you can add 1 mpg to the highway estimate. Those efficiency estimates aren’t particularly heinous, but the middle-of-the-pack averages aren’t much to get excited over […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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